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About the Role

The Substance Abuse Counselor (SAC) is responsible for overseeing the health and welfare of all residents in the program, providing support and clinical services to chemically dependent clients with co-occurring and mental health problems. The SAC serves as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.

Responsibilities

• File all paperwork on a nightly basis.
• Perform closing runs and document findings via the appropriate reporting system.
• Screen residents and their belongings returning from passes, medicals and court appointments.
• Conduct health and welfare checks and have runs in accordance with unit policy & procedures.
• Supervise clients in self-medication.
• Participate in individual and group supervision.
• Communicate all pertinent information, incidents, and emergencies.
• Perform crisis interventions and follow up with incident, accident, and/or elopement reports.
• Create new resident clinical charts and screen new resident belongings.
• Breakdown inactive clinical charts and maintain inactive charts.
• Obtain urine samples for toxicology testing as directed by supervisor.
• Participate in special family events.
• Oversee and manage the client population in the facilitation of the daily house schedule.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 1 year of experience working with clients with substance abuse disorders.
• 1 year of experience working with adolescents with co-occurring and mental health problems.
• Commitment to providing quality services and outcome-driven performance measures.
• Excellent organizational management skills with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance clinicians, set and achieve program objectives.
• Strong networking and public relations skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders, populations, and cultures.
• Action-oriented, adaptable, and innovative approach to program planning.
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.

Skills

• CASAC-T; CASAC, or higher preferred.
• 1 year of experience working in in an OASAS funded facility a plus

Work Type

• full-time